George Ireland Poos

Background

Poos, George Ireland was born on April 15, 1923 in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Son of Frederick and Edna (Irel) Poos.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, 1947. Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, George Washington University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Illinois, 1950.

Career

Senior chemist Merck & Company, Rahway, New Jersey, 1950-1956. Senior chemist McNeil Laboratories, Inc., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1956-1957, assistant director chemical research, 1957-1965, associate director, 1965-1966, director, 1966-1967, executive director research, 1967-1971, vice president science affairs, 1971-1979. Vice president planning and corporation development McNeil Pharmaceutical, Spring House, Pennsylvania, 1979-1981. Vice-president Johnson & Johnson International, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1981-1985. Consultant, from 1985.

Achievements

• Patentee in field.
  
  Contributor articles to professional journals.
  
  G.I Poos name was involved in the synthesis of the following compounds (in alphabetical ordering): Aminorex, Clominorex, Fencamfamine, Fenmetramide, Flumetramide, Fluminorex, 4-Methylaminorex, Mixidine, Noreximide & Pyrinoline.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals.

    (G.I Poos name was involved in the synthesis of the follow...)

Membership

With United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Chemical Industry, American Chemical Society, Licensing Executives Society, North America Society Corporation Planning, Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Connections

Married Marie Ellen Senneff, August 7, 1976. Children: Jocelyn, Diana, Thomas.

Father:

Frederick Poos

Mother:

Edna (Irel) Poos

Spouse:

Marie Ellen Senneff

child:

Jocelyn Poos

child:

Diana Poos

child:

Thomas Poos